TRAIN passengers in Loughborough are facing more delays today (Wednesday) as problems on lines in London continue to have an impact on rail services in the Midlands.

In an update this morning, a spokesperson for East Midlands Trains said: “Our trains in and out of London are being disrupted because of a significant fault with the signalling system at Luton. This has been caused by signalling wire coming into contact with the overhead wires at Luton yesterday afternoon. This is between Luton and Bedford and is disrupting our trains on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Sheffield route.

“Network Rail teams have been working hard yesterday and through the night to fix the problem. At the moment our trains will be disrupted throughout the morning and into the afternoon, further updates will be made throughout the day as we receive more information from Network Rail.

“The line is now open but because of the signalling fault we are not able to run as many trains in or out of London as we usually would on a weekday. We are advising where ever possible to travel on alternative routes. Trains that are able to run are expected to be delayed, up to 20 minutes.

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“Our trains are likely to experience extended delays or alterations. Trains are also extremely busy. You should use alternative routes which remain the most comfortable and quickest journey options. These alternative routes are shown in green on the image to the right.